CRISP, Sir Nicholas (c.1598-1666), of Hammersmith, Mdx.

Family and Education

b. c. 1598, 1st s. of Ellis Crisp, Salter, of Bread Street, London by Hester, da. of John Ireland, Salter, of London. m. by 1619, Anne, da. and coh. of Edward Prescott, Salter and goldsmith, of London, 5s. (3 d.v.p.) 5da. suc. fa 1625; Kntd. 1 Jan. 1640; cr. Bt. 14 Apr. 1665.F. A. Crisp, Crisp Colls. iv. 4-5; C. J. Feret, Fulham Old and New, iii. 68.

Offices Held

Member, Salters’ Co. 1619, master 1640 – 41; member, Artillery Co. 1621; Merchant Adventurer; member, Barbary Co., Guinea Co. 1631; capt. of militia ft. London by 1632 – ?42, common councilman by 1640 – 41; j.p. Mdx. by 1641 – 42, July 1660 – d., Cornw. 1644 – 46; commr. of array, London 1642, loyal and indigent officers, London and Westminster 1662, assessment, London 1661 – 63, Mdx. 1661 – d.; dep. lt. London 1662 – d.; asst. R. Adventurers into Africa 1663–6.S. Watson, Salters’ Co. 145; Ancient Vellum Bk. ed. Raikes 32; CSP Dom. 1631–3, pp. 186, 237; Keeler, Long Parl. 147; T. K. Rabb, Enterprise and Empire, 273; V. Pearl, London and the Outbreak of the Puritan Revolution, 121; SP29/61/5; Sel. Charters (Selden Soc. xxviii), 179.

Jt. farmer of customs 1638 – 40, 1662 – d.; commr. for customs Sept. 1660–2, trade Nov. 1660 – d., plantations Dec. 1660 – d.; gent. of privy chamber 1664 – d.; jt.-farmer of alum works 1665–d.R. B. Turton, Alum Farm, 187; Carlisle, Privy Chambers, 174.

Col. of horse (royalist) 1643–5.

FRS 1663.

Parlimentarian

CRISP, Sir Nicholas (c.1598-1666), of Hammersmith, Mdx.

Main residence: Hammersmith, Mdx.

Author

E.C.

Volume

Commons 1660-1690

Web Title

CRISP, Sir Nicholas (c.1598-1666)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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